Torii Hunter has moved on, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t hurt by how things went down with the Los Angeles Angels this offseason.

Hunter had maybe the best season of his long and productive career in 2012, and that netted him a two-year, $26-million contract with the Detroit Tigers. Hunter wasn’t really pursued by the Angels this winter, and he felt misled when the two sides met.

Hunter hit .313/.365/.451 with a .817 OPS and a career-high 132 OPS-plus last season after moving to right field to make way for Mike Trout in center. Still, the Angels wouldn’t offer Hunter more than $5 million for a season because they told the 37-year old money was tight, partly because his friend and former teammate Vernon Wells is still owed $42 million.

Then the Angels went and signed Josh Hamilton for $125 million over five years.

“I was told money was tight, but I guess (owner) Arte (Moreno) had money hidden under the mattress. Business is business, but don’t lie,” Hunter tweeted the day the deal with Hamilton was announced.

Hunter told the Los Angeles Times he was “trying to be funny” in that tweet and said the Angels organization is “A-1” and that he “had a blast there.”

Hunter’s top goal is still winning a World Series, and signing with the Tigers, last year’s American League champions, certainly makes them one of the favorites in the American League. Hunter will hit second behind Austin Jackson and in front of Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and Victor Martine in that lineup, making it one of the best in the league.